Originally Posted by longtail4711

Oh no, that part is absolutely true!

I'm just saying from my experience. I just converted a 10 gal tank into a planted tank, and it's taken a lot of time for me to research and learn about what substrate I needed, what plants I want, how to pick out a light, what fertilizer do I need, whether or not I need Co2 injection, then going out and buying all this stuff (which was kind of all over town).

It took me 2-3 hours to wash all the substrate, and then I had to plant, refill the tank, and so on.

It's been very time consuming, but it's also been very fun.